Robert Townsend

Award-Winning Filmmaker & Former CEO of the Black Family Channel

SJ Murray

Emmy-Nominated Writer, Producer & Story Designer

Kevin Willmott

Civil Rights Activist, Filmmaker, Commentator and Professor at The University of Kansas

Thomas King

Award-Winning First Nations Writer

Terence Winter

Emmy Award-Winning Writer, "Boardwalk Empire," "The Sopranos"

Michael Medved

Nationally Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host, Film Critic & Bestselling Author

Michael Medved: God's Hand on America

Brian Ross

Contributor to the Huffington Post, Managing Editor for Truth-2-Power.com and pioneering ezine editor of the first sports ezine, MLNSports

Teresa Lo

Teresa Lo is a novelist, screenwriter, and blogger.

Emily Heller

Stand-up Comedian & Emmy-nominated Writer

Scott Steindorff

An American film and television producer who specializes in adapting literary bestsellers into movies, one being The Lincoln Lawyer (2011).

Chad Kultgen

Chad's feature screenplay The Incredible Burt Wonderstone hit theaters March 15, 2013 with Steve Carell and Jim Carrey playing Burt Wonderstone and Steve Gray respectively.

Jonathan Shapiro

Former Federal Prosecutor & Law Professor; TV Writer & Producer, Known for "The Blacklist" & "Goliath"

Emma Donoghue

Playwright, Literary Historian & Novelist Known for "Hood" and "Room"

Patrik-Ian Polk

Director, Screenwriter & Producer Known for His Films That Explore the Experiences of Black LGBTQ People

Chris Lehane

Head of Global Policy & Public Affairs, Airbnb

Stephen Chbosky

Author of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," Screen writer, Producer